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Qt is a mature cross-platform graphical user interface library. Rust is a new programming language with strong compile time checks and a modern syntax.
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Qt is a mature cross-platform graphical user interface library. Rust is a new programming language with strong compile time checks and a modern syntax.
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## Getting started
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There are two template projects that help you to get started quickly. One for [Qt Widgets](templates/qt_widgets) and one for [Qt Quick](templates/qt_quick). Just copy these folders as new project and start coding.
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<table style="font-size: larger">
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<tr>
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<td style="background:#676767; color: white">Qt Widgets (main.cpp) / Qt Quick (main.qml)</td>
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<td>⟵ UI code, written by hand</td>
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<td style="background:#3daefd">src/Binding.h</td>
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<td rowspan="3" style="valign: center">⟵ generated from binding.json</td>
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<td style="background:#3daefd">src/Binding.cpp</td>
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<td style="background:#3daefd">rust/src/interface.rs</td>
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<td style="background:#676767; color: white">rust/src/implementation.rs</td>
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<td>⟵ Rust code, written by hand</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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To combine Qt and Rust, write an interface in a JSON file. From that, the generator creates Qt code and Rust code. The Qt code can be used directly. The Rust code has two files: interface and implementation. The interface can be used directly.
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To combine Qt and Rust, write an interface in a JSON file. From that, the generator creates Qt code and Rust code. The Qt code can be used directly. The Rust code has two files: interface and implementation. The interface can be used directly.
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```json
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```json
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{
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{
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"cppFile": "src/person.cpp",
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"cppFile": "src/Binding.cpp",
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"rust": {
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"rust": {
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"dir": "rust",
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"dir": "rust",
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"interfaceModule": "interface",
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"interfaceModule": "interface",
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"implementationModule": "implementation"
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"implementationModule": "implementation"
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},
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},
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"objects": {
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"objects": {
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"Person": {
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"Greeting": {
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"type": "Object",
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"type": "Object",
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"properties": {
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"properties": {
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"name": {
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"message": {
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"type": "QString",
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"type": "QString",
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"write": true
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"write": true
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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```
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This file describes an binding with one object, `Person`. `Person` has one property: `name`. It is a writable property.
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This file describes an binding with one object, `Greeting`. `Greeting` has one property: `message`. It is a writable property.
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The Rust Qt Binding Generator will create binding source code from this description:
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The Rust Qt Binding Generator will create binding source code from this description:
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This will create four files:
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This will create four files:
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* *src/person.h*
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* *src/Binding.h*
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* *src/person.cpp*
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* *src/Binding.cpp*
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* rust/src/implementation.rs
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* *rust/src/interface.rs*
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* *rust/src/interface.rs*
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* rust/src/implementation.rs
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Only `implementation.rs` should be changed. The other files are the binding. `implementation.rs` is initialy created with a simple implementation that is shown here with some comments.
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Only `implementation.rs` should be changed. The other files are the binding. `implementation.rs` is initialy created with a simple implementation that is shown here with some comments.
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```rust
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```rust
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use interface::*;
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use interface::*;
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/// A Person
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/// A Greeting
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pub struct Person {
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pub struct Greeting {
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/// Emit signals the the Qt code.
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/// Emit signals the the Qt code.
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emit: PersonEmitter,
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emit: GreetingEmitter,
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/// The name of the person.
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/// The message of the person.
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name: String,
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message: String,
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}
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}
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/// Implementation of the binding
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/// Implementation of the binding
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impl PersonTrait for Person {
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/// GreetingTrait is defined in interface.rs
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/// Create a new person with default data.
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impl GreetingTrait for Greeting {
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fn new(emit: PersonEmitter) -> Person {
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/// Create a new greeting with default data.
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Person {
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fn new(emit: GreetingEmitter) -> Greeting {
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Greeting {
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emit: emit,
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emit: emit,
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name: String::new(),
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message: "Hello World!",
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}
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}
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}
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}
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/// The emitter can emit signals to the Qt code.
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/// The emitter can emit signals to the Qt code.
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fn emit(&self) -> &PersonEmitter {
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fn emit(&self) -> &GreetingEmitter {
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&self.emit
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&self.emit
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}
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}
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/// Get the name of the Person
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/// Get the message of the Greeting
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fn get_name(&self) -> &str {
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fn get_message(&self) -> &str {
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&self.name
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&self.message
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}
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}
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/// Set the name of the Person
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/// Set the message of the Greeting
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fn set_name(&mut self, value: String) {
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fn set_message(&mut self, value: String) {
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self.name = value;
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self.message = value;
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self.emit.name_changed();
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self.emit.message_changed();
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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```
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This way, Rust code can be called from Qt and QML projects.
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This way, Rust code can be called from Qt and QML projects.
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## More information
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### Qt Widgets with Rust
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This C++ code uses the Rust code written above.
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```cpp
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#include "Binding.h"
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#include <QDebug>
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int main() {
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Greeting greeting;
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qDebug() << greeting.message();
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return 0;
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}
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```
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### Qt Quick with Rust
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This Qt Quick (QML) code uses the Rust code written above.
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```qml
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Rectangle {
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Greeting {
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id: rust
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}
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Text {
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text: rust.message
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}
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}
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```
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## Demo application
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The project comes with a demo application that show a Qt user interface based on Rust. It uses all of the features of Object, List and Tree. Reading the demo code is a good way to get started.
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<img src="demo/screenshots/demo.png" alt="Qt Widgets UI with Rust logic"/>
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<figcaption>Qt Widgets UI with Rust logic</figcaption>
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<img src="demo/screenshots/demo.png" alt="Qt Quick Controls UI with Rust logic"/>
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<figcaption>Qt Quick Controls UI with Rust logic</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<img src="demo/screenshots/demo.png" alt="Qt Quick Controls 2 UI with Rust logic"/>
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<figcaption>Qt Quick Controls 2 UI with Rust logic</figcaption>
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</figure>
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## Docker development environment
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To get started quickly, the project comes with a `Dockerfile`. You can start a docker session with the required dependencies with `./docker/docker-bash-session.sh`.
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## More information on Qt
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* [Qt](http://doc.qt.io/)
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* [Qt Examples and tutorials](http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtexamplesandtutorials.html)
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* [The QML Book](https://qmlbook.github.io/)
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* [The QML Book](https://qmlbook.github.io/)
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